North Dakota Lawmakers Have Racked Up Seven Alcohol-Related Traffic Violations In The Last Decade

News this morning is that Minot lawmaker Roger Brabandt, a Republican who represents District 5 in the state House, has pleaded guilty to DUI after hitting a car and a tree with his 2008 Impalla back in December.

“I don’t have a comment and I don’t have any excuse,” Brabandt told the Daily News. Since he represents an odd-numbered district Rep. Brabandt is not on the ballot this cycle.

He is just the latest state lawmaker to earn himself an alcohol-related driving offense, though. In fact, state lawmakers have racked up seven alcohol-related driving offenses in the last decade by my count.